PechaKucha Presentation

Darly Timohina

Russia Laws and Prison Subculture

Lawyer Dariy Timohina discusses various features of creation and execution of legislation in Russia. She shares her opinion on how these features led to the creation of a very specific prison subculture that became prominent enough to develop its own slang and rituals. (in Russian)

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